Wiki User. Yes, but there have not been any reported mp3 viruses for PCs, Macs, or Linux computers. But there has been one confirmed mp3 virus that attacks ipods. Somebody thought that files must be executable to infect a machine, but this is not accurate in my opinion. A cleverly crafted data file can take advantage of flaws in existing software to cause unexpected behavior, which may include adding, replacing or deleting files.
There have been many reported vulnerabilities reported and fixed with the code in Web Browsers that displays images jpeg, gif, etc some of which have allowed execution of arbitrary code. There is no reason that similar vulnerabilities might exist in mp3 player software, as the link above demonstrates. Keeping your computer up to date with operating system fixes should help minimize the risk, which is already fairly low, as would not downloading mp3 files from unknown sources. These kind of attacks are also very specific to a particular operating system and software.
Virus scanners generally don't even look in image, audio or video files, because there have been few or no examples of this sort of virus. Yes, a virus can get into any files or folders. Films do not come in mp3 formats. Try Downloads. Yes all MP3 files can be played on any MP3 player. There are a few places where someone can purchase Mp3 files.
Some of these places include; from someone else, eBay, and Amazon. Although some Mp3 files may be copyrighted, someone purchasing or selling Mp3 files needs to verify that the files are not pirated. MP3 files opened with Audacity will be converted to a non-compressed Wave files format for editing. Mp3 is a common file format for audio files. An mp3 player, such as an iPod, plays those music files. No, mp3 files are not supported in Murano I No, mp3 files are not supported in Murano I The only way to convert mobi files to mp3 files is by using a program you can download through other websites.
There are several free programs available for download and they are very simple to use. Zamzar allows users to convert files online and for free. Yes, you can get a virus to your mp3 player but not with mp3's. You can however get firmware or apps with a virus, if your talking about the iphone, itouch, zen etc. However, if all you put on it are mp3's then you should be fine.
There is no online site that edits MP3 files, but you can download Audacity and edit MP3 files for free. No, usually MP3 files are much smaller than wave files, because they use compression to reduce the size. Most mp3 files are stereo. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Is it possible to put malware in an audio file with steganography?
Ask Question. Asked 4 years, 10 months ago. Active 2 years, 2 months ago. Viewed 7k times. Could a malicious hacker use similar methods on an audio file? Improve this question. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. John Deters John Deters 33k 3 3 gold badges 56 56 silver badges bronze badges.
DepressedDaniel DepressedDaniel 1, 6 6 silver badges 8 8 bronze badges. Steganography is good for evading intrusion detection or deep packet inspection.
IP over DNS e. Serge Ballesta Serge Ballesta The Overflow Blog. If you've read about the recent McAfee fiasco , you'll begin to see the problem—they released a virus definition update that detected internal Windows files as a false positive, deleted them, and then suddenly Windows couldn't boot anymore. Antivirus software is not perfect.
Some virus scanners also employ an additional line of defense called heuristic analysis , which attempts to identify new forms of malware right away by scanning for smaller sections of code that might indicate some bad behavior, even if the virus has never been detected before. Unfortunately, because this method is not exact, it also will detect a lot of files as viruses incorrectly. Whenever there's a possibility that a file you've downloaded might contain a virus, the first thing you should do is upload it to online virus scanning service VirusTotal , which instantly scans the file against 40 different antivirus engines at the same time, and gives you the results.
You can use the VirusTotal Uploader to instantly scan any file via your right-click context menu. We'd highly recommend installing this small utility. VirusTotal Uploader will upload any file you choose directly to the VirusTotal web site and run the scan without you having to hassle with annoying web upload forms.
Even better, most of the time you don't even have to wait for the file to upload, since before uploading, the app checks your file's hash a unique identifier, sort of like a fingerprint for files against their database, so if they've already checked that file, you'll get instant results.
You'll sometimes find that files are caught as viruses by just a single virus scanner out of the 40, which is a good sign that you're dealing with a false positive from one of the more aggressive virus scanners. It should be noted that VirusTotal is not a replacement for using your favorite antivirus application , which offers real-time protection against a variety of attack vectors—but it is a strong supplement.
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